So, this summer I have a lot less hair on my head than last summer. I keep it short, about half an inch. Well, the sun has finally come out, and now I have a nice red head. I hate hats, so I figure I’m going to have to apply a sunscreen before I go out.
Does anybody know a sunscreen that isn’t going to make my hair too greasy?
I just rub whatever sunscreen I have on my head. I dont know what # a half inch is, but I usually keep my hair between a zero and a #2, with that tiny an amount of hair there isnt enough to have any greasy feel
My hair is a #2 (1/4") and my scalp is sunburned from 7 hours at the pool yesterday.
I normally wear a hat when I am in the sun but not when swimming.
Sunburn sucks.
[quote]sugarfree wrote:
Does anybody know a sunscreen that isn’t going to make my hair too greasy?[/quote]
Yes, it’s called “have black parents”. Buy one get one half off while supplies last.
It’s all about the hat man. Either, buzz it and not worry about the type of sunscreen, or wear a hat and not have to put on sunscreen.
Coppertone Continuous Spray Sunblock.
It’s the shiznit. As the kids like to say.
i shave mine a la mr. clean and all i can say is just wear the hat man. ur head will get enough sun if u get out and mow the yard, or throw the football around, so u dont have to worry about it being pasty compared to the rest of ur body. but when at the pool, hats are a must, for me anyways. skin cancer is the devil
[quote]bino wrote:
Coppertone Continuous Spray Sunblock.
It’s the shiznit. As the kids like to say.
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this is what i use, it works great.
I wear a hat, if your hair is short you don’t mess it up.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
sugarfree wrote:
Does anybody know a sunscreen that isn’t going to make my hair too greasy?
Yes, it’s called “have black parents”. Buy one get one half off while supplies last.[/quote]
I just want to disavow any ignorant racist comments people make in follow-up.
UM research suggests blacks and Hispanics underestimate sun’s risks
By Nancy McVicar
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Health Writer
June 20, 2006
Andre Morisseau, 35, of West Palm Beach, was relaxing at the beach with a friend from Connecticut on Monday, but was not wearing any sunscreen.
“I never take precautions,” said Morisseau, who is black. “It’s something I don’t even think about, you know. Honestly, I’ve never gotten checked [for skin cancer.]”
A new health study out today suggests Morisseau may have plenty of company – and that’s troubling to skin-cancer specialists. The University of Miami study, published today in the Archives of Dermatology, found that blacks and Hispanics made up nearly one-third of melanoma cases between 1997 and 2002. Whites made up the majority.
What’s more, researchers said blacks and Hispanics were far more likely than whites to seek treatment for melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer – only after it had already spread to other parts of the body.
The findings, researchers said, suggest many dark-skinned people may wrongly believe they are not at risk of developing skin cancer and therefore fail to take appropriate precautions in the sun.
Blacks and Hispanics have a lower risk of melanoma than whites, but they are not immune.
Because the highest incidence of the disease occurs in light-skinned people, many of the prevention and detection efforts have been aimed at them, and that might have helped increase survival rates from about 68 percent 30 years ago to about 92 percent today.
For the latest study, Miami researchers reviewed 1,690 South Florida cases of melanoma diagnosed over a five-year period, and found the majority – 69.5 percent – occurred in whites, 28.5 percent in Hispanics and 2 percent in blacks.
But in 31 percent of black patients and 16 percent of Hispanic patients, the melanoma had already spread to other parts of the body before diagnosis, compared with 9 percent for whites. The researchers said that when melanoma is caught early, survival rates are 98 percent, but if it has spread before it is discovered, survival rates plummet to 16 percent.
“Unfortunately, these populations are often excluded from the public health message regarding sun exposure,” said Dr. Robert Kirsner, vice chairman of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the UM Miller School of Medicine, who advocates spreading the word about the risks.
“And it’s not just patients who need to hear this, it’s also doctors. When someone [with darker skin] comes in with a changing mole, the doctor may not put melanoma at the top of the list of things to consider.”
Kirsner co-wrote a study two years ago that showed minorities in Sunbelt states such as Florida were more likely to develop melanoma than minorities in northern states. The study results may help to inform Hispanics and blacks about getting screened for skin cancer and also doing regular checks of their skin to look for moles that look suspicious, especially those that are asymmetrical, or that have changed over time.
Melanoma is diagnosed in about 60,000 Americans each year, and about 8,000 will die from it, according to the American Cancer Society. Florida, with about 4,600 cases diagnosed each year, is second only to California in melanoma incidence.
At Fort Lauderdale beach Monday, Bianca Moxey, 27, of Fort Lauderdale, was protecting her skin with sunscreen.
Moxey, who is Brazilian and works at a nearby Marriott hotel, said she sees families visiting from northern states who do not use enough protection and who have sun-blistered skin by the end of their vacations.
“No matter if you’re white, or black, or Hispanic, whatever – it doesn’t matter, you need 10 to 15 [SPF] sunblock,” she said.
Nancy McVicar can be reached at nmcvicar@sun-sentinel.com or 954-356-4593
Toni De Aztlan contributed to this report.
Copyright 2006, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Screw that, I use 70 spf on my forearms, legs & face!
[quote]BADASS MENTALITY wrote:
Screw that, I use 70 spf on my forearms, legs & face![/quote]
Hahaha, yeah I only use 50 spf.
Either wear a hat or put on some sunscreen. As a bald guy, I burn my head once or twice every year. It’s like a summer ritual for me. After the first one or two burns, you should be good for the rest of the summer. Or just expose your head to a little amount of sun at a time and slowly build. 1/2 hour here, one there and soon you are good to go.
And all you need for sunscreen is 15spf. Everything after that is pure marketing bullcocky! 15spf provides 93% blockage from the sun. Everything else only gets you like 1 to 2 percent more.
[quote]sugarfree wrote:
So, this summer I have a lot less hair on my head than last summer. I keep it short, about half an inch. Well, the sun has finally come out, and now I have a nice red head. I hate hats, so I figure I’m going to have to apply a sunscreen before I go out.
Does anybody know a sunscreen that isn’t going to make my hair too greasy?[/quote]
Every sunscreen you never use isn’t going to make your hair too greasy.
p.s. thanks for the reminder; I need to find my sunscreen or buy some.
[quote]TheWookie wrote:
Professor X wrote:
sugarfree wrote:
Does anybody know a sunscreen that isn’t going to make my hair too greasy?
Yes, it’s called “have black parents”. Buy one get one half off while supplies last.
I read in my local newspaper that an expert, I guess, a local dermatologist, said to use at least SPF 30 or better and to make sure that zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, or avobenzone are among the ingredients.
Interesting article, Wookie. I feel less jealous for being white now. Now I can focus even more of my envy on those people who eat ice cream all day and still have six-packs.
Ell Darden has an good article in T-Nation’s sister site on sun protection and such. It made me swear off sun tanning! Ellington Darden HIT Coaching - Forums - T Nation
[quote]TheWookie wrote:
Professor X wrote:
sugarfree wrote:
Does anybody know a sunscreen that isn’t going to make my hair too greasy?
Yes, it’s called “have black parents”. Buy one get one half off while supplies last.
UM research suggests blacks and Hispanics underestimate sun’s risks
By Nancy McVicar
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Health Writer
June 20, 2006
Andre Morisseau, 35, of West Palm Beach, was relaxing at the beach with a friend from Connecticut on Monday, but was not wearing any sunscreen.
“I never take precautions,” said Morisseau, who is black. “It’s something I don’t even think about, you know. Honestly, I’ve never gotten checked [for skin cancer.]”
A new health study out today suggests Morisseau may have plenty of company – and that’s troubling to skin-cancer specialists. The University of Miami study, published today in the Archives of Dermatology, found that blacks and Hispanics made up nearly one-third of melanoma cases between 1997 and 2002. Whites made up the majority.
What’s more, researchers said blacks and Hispanics were far more likely than whites to seek treatment for melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer – only after it had already spread to other parts of the body.
The findings, researchers said, suggest many dark-skinned people may wrongly believe they are not at risk of developing skin cancer and therefore fail to take appropriate precautions in the sun.
Blacks and Hispanics have a lower risk of melanoma than whites, but they are not immune.
Because the highest incidence of the disease occurs in light-skinned people, many of the prevention and detection efforts have been aimed at them, and that might have helped increase survival rates from about 68 percent 30 years ago to about 92 percent today.
For the latest study, Miami researchers reviewed 1,690 South Florida cases of melanoma diagnosed over a five-year period, and found the majority – 69.5 percent – occurred in whites, 28.5 percent in Hispanics and 2 percent in blacks.
But in 31 percent of black patients and 16 percent of Hispanic patients, the melanoma had already spread to other parts of the body before diagnosis, compared with 9 percent for whites. The researchers said that when melanoma is caught early, survival rates are 98 percent, but if it has spread before it is discovered, survival rates plummet to 16 percent.
“Unfortunately, these populations are often excluded from the public health message regarding sun exposure,” said Dr. Robert Kirsner, vice chairman of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the UM Miller School of Medicine, who advocates spreading the word about the risks.
“And it’s not just patients who need to hear this, it’s also doctors. When someone [with darker skin] comes in with a changing mole, the doctor may not put melanoma at the top of the list of things to consider.”
Kirsner co-wrote a study two years ago that showed minorities in Sunbelt states such as Florida were more likely to develop melanoma than minorities in northern states. The study results may help to inform Hispanics and blacks about getting screened for skin cancer and also doing regular checks of their skin to look for moles that look suspicious, especially those that are asymmetrical, or that have changed over time.
Melanoma is diagnosed in about 60,000 Americans each year, and about 8,000 will die from it, according to the American Cancer Society. Florida, with about 4,600 cases diagnosed each year, is second only to California in melanoma incidence.
At Fort Lauderdale beach Monday, Bianca Moxey, 27, of Fort Lauderdale, was protecting her skin with sunscreen.
Moxey, who is Brazilian and works at a nearby Marriott hotel, said she sees families visiting from northern states who do not use enough protection and who have sun-blistered skin by the end of their vacations.
“No matter if you’re white, or black, or Hispanic, whatever – it doesn’t matter, you need 10 to 15 [SPF] sunblock,” she said.
Nancy McVicar can be reached at nmcvicar@sun-sentinel.com or 954-356-4593
Toni De Aztlan contributed to this report.
Copyright 2006, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Well then how come I always see so many Mexicans “fully clothed” at the beach?